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CAT 2024 cut offs for IIMs is expected to be around 95-100 percentile. For General/NC-OBC category students the CAT cutoff percentile for top IIMs is expected to be around 98-100 percentile; for SC/ST/PwD category candidates the cut offs will be lower. For non-IIMs, the CAT cutoff 2024 is expected to be in the range of 94-100 percentile. The institutes will determine admission cut offs on the basis of overall perfomance of candidates in the CAT 2024 exam. 

The IIMs and top MBA colleges such as FMS, MDI, SPJIMR, IMT, MICA, etc. release the qualifying CAT cut offs for WAT-PI shortlisting before the exam for candidates to understand the eligibility criteria. IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow, IIM Calcutta, IIM Mumbai and a few others have released qualifying CAT cutoffs 2024. The qualifying CAT 2024 cut offs are same as qualifying CAT 2023 cutoffs. Final CAT 2024 cut offs will be released at the time of PI shortlisting in January 2025. 

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CAT Cutoffs 2024 : Key Highlights

For admission to any IIM or top MBA colleges in India, the minimum CAT cutoff is 90 percentile. CAT cut offs remain high (99+ percentile) for top IIMs such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Lucknow and IIM Kozhikode, every year. In Tier 2 MBA colleges, CAT cut offs are usually around 70-80 percentile and above and in Tier 3 MBA colleges the CAT cut offs are usually around 60-70 percentile and above. CAT 2024 cutoffs are expected to be in the same range for these colleges.  Read below to know all about CAT cut offs including, determining factors, difference between qualifying and final cut offs, previous years' cut offs and expected cut offs for MBA admission. 

CAT 2024 Cut Off (Expected)

Based on the CAT 2024 analysis of Slot 1, experts have analysed that an overall score of 102 will convert into 99.9 percentile. Check table.

CAT Percentile (cut off)

VARC Score

DILR Score

QA Score

Overall Score

99.9 %ile

48

36

48

106

99.5 %ile

44

32

32

89

99 %ile

40

28

28

80

98 %ile

36

25

24

71

95%ile

30

19

19

57

90%ile

25

16

15

49

85%ile

21

13

12

40

80%ile

19

11

10

36

75%ile

17

10

9

31

70%ile

15

9

8

29

  • Meeting the minimum CAT cut off is mandatory for candidates to be shortlisted for MBA admission.
  • Candidates have to meet CAT sectional cut off too for selection to WAT-PI round of MBA colleges. 
  • CAT cut offs for top IIMs usually range from 98 to 100 percentile for General category students.
  • For reserved category students the IIM cut offs are slightly lower around 95 to 98 percentile.
  • The CAT cut offs for admission to top MBA colleges such as FMS, MDI, SPJIMR among others, range from 90 to 99 percentile.
  • There are two types of CAT cutoffs for IIM admission – qualifying cut off and final cut off.
  • Qualifying IIM CAT cut off is announced before CAT result declaration and the final CAT cutoff is declared at the time of PI shortlisting.
  • The IIMs do not release final CAT cut offs publicly. They are accessible through account login to only those candidates who appear in the CAT exam. 
  • Other institutes accepting CAT exam score for admission too, fix a minimum cut off to shortlist candidates for admission.
  • Candidates have to mention their choice of IIM and course in the CAT application form for being shortlisted for WAT-PI.

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CAT 2024 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of CAT 2024 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates

19 Dec '24

CAT 2024 result announcement

03 Dec '24 -

05 Dec '24

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Factors Determining CAT Cut Offs 2024

CAT cut off percentile 2024 for MBA/PGP programmes of every institute will be determined on the basis of several factors. Some of the key factors that determine IIM cut offs category wise, are mentioned below:

  • Difficulty level of the CAT exam

  • Number of aspirants who appeared for the exam 

  • Number of aspirants who cleared the exam

  • Previous years' trends of CAT cut off
  • Number of seats in a particular institute

  • All India ranking of the institute

CAT cut offs never fall drastically. For example, in top rated colleges like IIMs, the cut offs have always been 99+ percentile. In colleges like SPJIMR, MDI or FMS, the cut offs have remained between 95-97 percentile. In tier 2 colleges, the CAT cut offs remain in 70-80 percentile range. 

Qualifying CAT Cutoff vs Final CAT Cutoff

IIM MBA selection includes ttwo types of CAT cut offs. The first type is qualifying cut off, which is essentially the minimum percentile you need to score for being eligible for PI short list. The second type is final cut off, which is the minimum percentile on which a candidate is selected for PI round. Check below the difference between qualifying and final CAT cutoffs. 

Qualifying CAT cutoffs

Final CAT cutoffs

IIM eligibility cut off or IIM shortlist cut off, it is the minimum marks a candidate must score so that he/she is eligible for interview call (for WAT/GD-PI round) from the IIMs.

Also referred to as IIM call cut offs, it is the minimum percentile score fixed by the IIMs for selection of candidates for WAT/GD-PI round.

Meeting the qualifying cut off does not mean that the candidate will be selected for the WAT/GD-PI round.

Meeting the final CAT cut off does not mean that the candidate will be selected for admission.

The qualifying CAT cut off is fixed before the announcement of CAT result.

The final cut off is determined after the declaration of CAT result.

The qualifying CAT cut off percentiles are announced by every IIM in the notification of admission criteria and selection process for that academic year.

The final CAT cut offs are not announced officially by any IIM or even other top MBA institutes.

The qualifying CAT cut offs remain above 90 percentile for all IIMs, exception being IIM Ahmedabad whose qualifying cut off has been 85 percentile in the past few years.

The final CAT cut offs remain as high as 99.99 percentile for all top IIMs and 95+ percentile for new IIMs.

The qualifying CAT cut offs include sectional and overall cut offs.

The final CAT cut offs include sectional and overall cut offs.

The qualifying CAT cut off is fixed category wise. The cut off for General category students is high (90), while for reserved category students, it is low (70 and below).

The final CAT cut off is also fixed category wise. For General category male students with engineering background, the final cut off is high as compared to reserved category students, female students and those with non-engineering background.

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CAT Cut Offs 2024 for IIM Admission

CAT 2024 cut offs for IIM MBA admission will be in the range of 95-100 percentile for General candidates. For the top 6 IIMs, the cut offs will go as high as 99.99 and 100 percentile, whereas for newer IIMs, it will range between 95-97 percentile. The CAT cut off for NITIE Mumbai which is now IIM Mumbai is expected to be around 94 percentile. Check below the table indicating qualifying IIM cut offs for CAT 2024. For 2025 admission, the qualifying CAT cut offs are expected to be same.

IIM

Qualifying CAT cut offs

IIM Ahmedabad

80

IIM Bangalore

85

IIM Calcutta

85

IIM Lucknow

90

IIM Indore

90

IIM Kozhikode

85

IIM Amritsar

90

IIM Nagpur

94

IIM Sambalpur

94

IIM Trichy

94

IIM Raipur

94

IIM Ranchi

92

IIM Kashipur

94

IIM Vizag

82

IIM Udaipur

94

IIM Bodhgaya

94

IIM Shillong

75

IIM Sirmaur

94

IIM Rohtak

95

IIM Mumbai

85

IIM Jammu

94

IIM CAT Cut Offs (Final)

Presented below are the estimated CAT 2024 cut off percentiles for General category students for admission to the top 21 IIMs. The below mentioned cut offs are the estimated final cut offs on the basis of which the candidates will be called for the interview round. Please note that for General category students the CAT cut offs remain high every year (98-100) but for reserved category students, there is considerable relaxation in minimum percentile required. 

IIMs

*CAT cut offs 2024(percentile)

IIM Ahmedabad

99-100

IIM Bangalore 

99-100

IIM Calcutta

99 

IIM Lucknow

97-98

IIM Indore

97-98

IIM Kozhikode

97-98

IIM Amritsar

95-96

IIM Nagpur

95-96

IIM Sambalpur

95-96

IIM Trichy

94-95

IIM Raipur

94-95 

IIM Ranchi

94-95 

IIM Kashipur

94-95 

IIM Vizag

92-94 

IIM Rohtak

92-94 

IIM Udaipur

92-94

IIM Bodhgaya

92-94 

IIM Shillong

90

IIM Sirmaur

90

IIM Jammu

90

IIM Mumbai

90

 

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CAT Cut Off 2024 for Top MBA Colleges (Non-IIM)

The CAT cut offs for top MBA colleges are lower than the top IIMs but still high at 95 percentile and above. There are some top ranked MBA colleges that have CAT cut offs in 70-80 percentiles too. Presented below are the expected CAT 2024 cut off percentiles for General category students for admission to some of the top MBA colleges (non-IIM) in 2025. 

Top MBA College *CAT Cut Offs (percentile)

FMS, Delhi

98-99

IIFT Delhi

95-99

SPJIMR, Mumbai

95-99

IMT, Ghaziabad

95-97

JBIMS, Mumbai

96

MDI, Gurgaon

97-99

IMI, New Delhi

90

XIM, Bhubaneshwar

91

GIM Goa

85

K J Somaiya, Mumbai

86

TAPMI, Manipal

80

FORE, New Delhi

85

IFMR, Chennai

80

IRMA, Anand

80

MICA, Ahmedabad

80

LIBA, Chennai

70

XIME, Bangalore

70

 

*Note: These cut offs are based on previous years' trends. CAT cut offs for upcoming session can be higher. 

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List of MBA Colleges - CAT Cut Off Percentile Range

More than 1,300 MBA colleges accept the CAT score. Every college determines CAT cut off for admission individually. From the links below, you can know which colleges you are likely to get admission in depending upon your CAT 2024 percentile:

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Colleges Accepting CAT percentile from 70-80

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CAT Cut Off 2024: Score vs Percentile

For admission to MBA courses, B-Schools consider CAT percentile, which is essentially the candidate's rank in the exam. For calculation of CAT percentile, the raw CAT score of candidates are normalised through a formula to arrive at the scaled CAT score.This is done to ensure that the candidates' performances across the exam sessions are assessed on the same scale and no one get the advantage of solving an easier test form than others. CAT percentile is calculated from scaled CAT score. 

High CAT score may not convert into high percentile if a larger number of candidates have scored the same or higher. However, an estimation can be calculated based on number of test takers and difficulty level of CAT exam for that year. Check the table below to know estimated range of CAT scores vs CAT percentile (courtesy IMS India) for CAT 2024:

CAT Percentile

VARC Score

DILR Score

QA Score

Overall

99.9

50

46

46

118-123

99.5

42

40

41

103-108

99

38

37

33

92-95

98

28

30

22

69-72

95

23

27

16

57-59

90

20

21

13

47-49

85

18

19

12

42-44

80

15

17

10

39-40

75

14

14

9

34-36

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Previous Years' CAT Cut Off of Top IIMs

Here are previous years CAT cut offs for some of the IIMs. This data has been obtained from official website and through RTI. Over the years, the CAT cut offs have increased for these IIMs. 

CAT 2019 Cut Off

IIM Bodh Gaya's CAT cut off percentiles in 2019 was 91 percentile for General category. Check the table below for CAT sectional cutoffs for IIM Bodh Gaya's WAT-PI round 2019 for all categories:

IIM Bodh Gaya cut off 2019 for male candidates

Category

Overall CAT cut off

QA

DILR

VARC

General

91

80

80

80

EWS

70

60

60

60

NC-OBC

73

60

60

60

SC

50

45

45

45

ST

38

30

30

30

PWD

35

30

30

30

IIM Bodh Gaya cut off 2020 for female candidates

Category

Overall CAT cut off

QA

DILR

VARC

General

88

75

75

75

EWS

70

55

55

55

NC-OBC

70

60

60

60

SC

50

43

43

43

ST

35

30

30

30

CAT 2018 Cut Off

Given below is the CAT 2018 cut off percentiles of some of the top IIMs on the basis of which candidates were selected for admission:

IIMs

CAT 2018 cut off (percentiles)

IIM Ahmedabad

81.53

IIM Bangalore

90+

IIM Calcutta

95+

IIM Lucknow

90+

IIM Indore

90

IIM Kozhikode

95.5

IIM Rohtak

90+

IIM Trichy

96

IIM Udaipur

90

 

The category-wise CAT cut offs for previous years (CAT 2017 and CAT 2016) for each of the top IIMs have been mentioned below. These cut off percentiles have been obtained by Shiksha through RTI filed with each IIM. 

IIM Ahmedabad CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT 2017 cut off (percentile) CAT 2016 cut off (percentile)

General

100

100

NC-OBC

100

99.99

SC

99.82

99.97

ST

99.92

99.88

DA

99.28

99.97

IIM Bangalore CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

90.72

92.48

NC-OBC

81.48

81.14

SC

75.22

76.35

ST

70.01

75.22

DA

64.21

76.21

IIM Kozhikode CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

95.16

94.82

NC-OBC

80.19

81.14

SC

65.03

65.56

ST

55.28

55.23

DA

56.02

55.86

IIM Indore CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

90.05

90.01

NC-OBC

80.05

80.08

SC

50.19

50.03

ST

60.16

61.38

DA

50.87

50.59

IIM Trichy CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT 2017 cut off (percentile) CAT 2016 cut off (percentile)

General

95

96

NC-OBC

78 (78.01)

78

SC

60 (60.01)

60

ST

40 (40.01)

42 (42.07)

DA

40 (40.16)

40 (40.19)

IIM Raipur CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

95

96

NC-OBC

78.01

78

SC

60.01

60

ST

40.01

42.07

DA

40.16

40.19

IIM Rohtak CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

95

96

NC-OBC

78.01

75.36

SC

60.01

65.05

ST

40.01

42.12

DA

40.16

40

IIM Udaipur CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

95

96

NC-OBC

78.03

78

SC

64.14

61.16

ST

54.10

46.60

DA

43.46

41.91

IIM Sirmaur CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

95

81.23

NC-OBC

78.01

76.54

SC

60.01

69.61

ST

40.01

61.81

DA

40.16

72.81

IIM Nagpur CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

90.09

90.08

NC-OBC

81.89

81.48

SC

65.48

79.78

ST

45.09

73.73

DA

66.4

NA

IIM Vishakhapatnam CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

90.09

90.02

NC-OBC

80.01

80.04

SC

75.03

75.12

ST

56.92

55.26

DA

57.3

59.58

IIM Amritsar CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

94.76

94.9

NC-OBC

85.35

75.09

SC

71.92

55.42

ST

43.19

36.26

DA

35.58

35.33

IIM Sambalpur CAT cut off (2017, 2016)

Category CAT cut off 2017 (percentile) CAT cut off 2016 (percentile)

General

95

NA

NC-OBC

78

NA

SC

60

NA

ST

40

NA

DA

40

NA

CAT Cut Offs: IIM Admission and Selection Criteria

After CAT 2024 result declaration, IIMs will start the MBA/PGP admission process. Candidates who will meet the required CAT cut off will be eligible to apply for WAT/GD-PI round. The IIM selection process includes screening of candidates based on CAT score, WAT/GD-PI round and final selection. Most of the IIMs conducted WAT, GD and PI rounds from February to April while 'offer of admission' letters are issued to successful candidates in May.

On receiving invitation for WAT/GD-PI round, the candidate must present the following documents:

  • Original and self-attested photocopies of marksheets of Class 10, Class 12 and Graduation.

  • Original and self-attested photocopies of caste/class and/or disability certificate in case of SC, ST, NC-OBC and PwD candidates.

  • Candidates appearing for the final-year bachelor's degree exam or equivalent must present an original certificate from the Principal/Registrar/Director of the university/institution certifying that the candidate has obtained a minimum of 50 per cent aggregate or equivalent (45 per cent in case of the candidates belonging to SC, ST, and PwD categories) based on latest available grades/marks.

Also Read: All about IIM Selection and Admission Process 2024

The IIMs final offer of admission is based on the composite score of a candidate that takes into account the factors mentioned below:

  1. CAT score: Sectional and overall percentile scored in CAT exam    
  2. WAT/GD-PI score: Points scored in the WAT/GD-PI round
  3. Class 10 score: Percentage scored in Class 10 or equivalent
  4. Class 12 score: Percentage scored in Class 12 or equivalent
  5. Graduation score: Aggregate of a three-year bachelor's programme or equivalent
  6. Gender diversity: 0-5 extra points are given to female/transgender candidates
  7. Academic diversity: 0-5 extra points are given to candidates belonging to academic background other than Engineering
  8. Work experience: 0-5 extra points are given to candidates having relevant work experience at executive or managerial level

Each MBA college announces its admission process and selection criteria beforehand. You can check the selection criteria at Shiksha college pages orfrom the official website of each institute/college.

Also read: Procedure for admission in Top MBA colleges in India

CAT Percentile predictor prepared by Shiksha.com helps students to get their predicted CAT percentile on the basis of their expected exam score. So, predict your CAT score by clicking the link below:

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